Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Drawdy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drawdy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Drawdy
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Drawdy:
- 31.626602, -81.919282
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Drawdy
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Drawdy is near Long County and also Appling County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Long County
- eBird sighting report for Appling County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Drawdy ...
We found one communities that share the name Drawdy.
Within Georgia, the name Drawdy is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Drawdy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drawdy ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Brewer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Doctortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Donald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Donald is located in Long County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Horse Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Ford
- Horse Ford is located in Long County
- K'Ville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Leake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Paradise Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park is located in Wayne County
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Wayne County
- Sun Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Drawdy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drawdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drawdy and extending to:
- Jesup, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Drawdy to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drawdy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drawdy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drawdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6266, Longitude: -81.9193 In this case, the coordinates for Drawdy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Drawdy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.755 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.652 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.882 degrees. |